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Mom’s Saliva Can Strengthen Babies’ Immune Systems
Picking up a dropped pacifier and sucking it clean may help infants to be better germ fighters. The practice not only protects babies from the nasty microbes on...
Pediatricians Issue New Home Birth Guidelines — And Rattle Some Midwives
In general, doctors aren’t thrilled with the idea of home birth. And while less than 1% of U.S. babies are ushered into the world at home, the American Academy...
Why Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shots
It’s not too late to get a flu shot – especially if you’re pregnant, say experts at the March of Dimes. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
The Connection Between Dirty Diapers and Childhood Health
Cesarean sections and breast feeding can have lifelong effects on a baby’s health, and researchers may have uncovered why. It’s all about the bugs. Or, to be...
Midwives Say Birthing Centers Could Cut C-Section Rates and Save Billions
Most women still give birth in hospitals, but midwives hope to change that
Downton Abbey Watch: The Good, The Bad and The Absolutely Terrible
When something goes wrong at Downton, it's not just the guilty who suffer
Study: Four Treatable Conditions Cause Most Pregnancy-Related Infections
Pregnancy-related infections are one of the leading causes of death among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries — but most of these infections are...
Four Great Baby Apps for iPhone (That Saved This New Parent’s Life)
On the road to becoming a parent? Fresh from the hospital with a hungry, fussy newborn? Have a look at these four apps that'll smooth your transition to...
Why Women Who Fear Childbirth End Up Spending More Time in Labor
Women who fear childbirth just got something else to worry about: a recent Norwegian study found that women who were scared of giving birth ended up spending...
Midwife Mania? More U.S. Babies than Ever Are Delivered by Midwives
In other developed nations, midwives are routinely tasked with bringing new life into the world. Not so in the U.S., where delivery is largely presided over by...
Photo Essays
Expectant Parents Die in Hit-and-Run: Photos of a Close-Knit Community in Mourning
It’s among the most exciting moments of a young couple’s life: Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21, were rushing from their Brooklyn, N.Y. home early Sunday...
The Perils of Childbirth in Afghanistan
Photographer Alixandra Fazzina visits remote Badakhshan, home to the highest maternal mortality rate in the world
Articles from Around the Web
Well: Childbirth: Flu Linked to Bipolar Disorder
Flu infection during pregnancy may increase the risk for bipolar disorder in offspring, according to a new report. ...
Mom's death inspires doctor
After his own mother died in childbirth, Dr. Alfred Brann works to ensure both moms and their babies have the best chance of survival. ...
Well: Childbirth: Formula With Breast- Feeding
Good news for new mothers: A study suggests that carefully regulated formula feeding before your milk comes in will not harm your baby's ability to breast-feed. And done...
Well: Childbirth: Air Pollution Tied to Birth Defects
Exposure in the first two months of pregnancy to air pollution from traffic sharply increases the risk of neural tube defects, a new study has found. ...
